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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the creature associated with the astrological sign Pisces?
(a) Bull.
(b) Crab.
(c) Fish.
(d) Lion.

2. What item or weapon is used to destroy the asylum?
(a) A water hose.
(b) A spear.
(c) Fire.
(d) An ax.

3. How many people does Amadeus see in the reflection when he rips the covering off his mirror?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. What was the outcome of the decision to let the hero go free at the end?
(a) Superman was freed.
(b) Batman was freed.
(c) Batman was killed.
(d) Superman was held hostage.

5. Whom does Amadeus electrocute?
(a) Two Face.
(b) The Joker.
(c) The Mad Hatter.
(d) Mad Dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decides whether the hero goes free at the end?

2. For whom does Amadeus name the asylum?

3. Who is wearing women's clothing when the hero enters the secret room?

4. What kind of therapy is the villain receiving behind the door with Greek inscription?

5. What are the Greek words inscribed above one of the villain's doors?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect has the secret room had on Cavendish and why?

2. What in the novel makes a connection between past and present? Explain why.

3. Why does Arkham write his journal? What does the location where he stores it say about him?

4. How does the hero defeat Clayface?

5. What is ironic about Cavendish calling the hero a "mommy's boy"?

6. Where does the blood trail lead and what does the hero realize at the end of it?

7. Who is the little girl at the end of the novel and why are her panels important?

8. How does a memory from decades earlier described in Arkham's journal relate to the hero?

9. Briefly discuss the symbolism of Two Face knocking down the card house.

10. Discuss the hero's meeting with Maxie Zeus.

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